My Real Life "Glee" Moment

Today was my best day of subbing yet! I subbed for two choir teachers at one of the middle schools while they took two of their classes to the opera. The rest of the classes were working on their performances that they will be showcasing at the school talent show on Tuesday and also later on this spring at Hurricane Harbor.

One choir group that I worked with had most of their choreography for their song down, but the choir teachers added some new moves to the ending so before they left I asked them if they wanted me to teach the 6th period group the new choreography. I told them that that would be no problem since I took dance during high school. For some reason they were super impressed by that and asked me if I would try to choreograph the moves for the 8th grade choir performance!! Ahh! How fun! They are going to be singing "ABC, 123" by the Jackson 5! So I put together a pretty simple routine for them to learn. So much more fun then just passing out busy work. It was like I was on the set of Glee! :) I told the kids I would come watch them at their talent show on Tuesday to cheer them on (and to see my awesome dance moves in action ;)! I'm going to be like a proud parent in the audience (ha, or maybe more like the mom in Mean Girls - doing the choreography on the side right along with them!) :) I will also be subbing for them 3 more times next month! Is there a choir teaching position in my future? Umm, no...too bad I have no singing talent. But I can snap my fingers and sway from side to side with the best of them! :) Have a great weekend!!

What's the deal Lance???

When choosing foods to snack on, Mason and I have certain standards that our potential munchies must meet, the most obvious being taste. Once that's out of the way we try to pick snacks that are somewhat nutritious. Ok, so they don't have to be that nutritious, but we're not complete idiots. We don't throw things like cheeto's and ding dongs into the cart, tempting though it may be. Finally, the snack needs to be somewhat filling. After all, isn't that the point of a snack? To tide you over until your next meal...

Well, after years of honing our grocery skills, Mason and I finally settled on the perfect snack. Lance's crackers. And not just any of Lance's crackers, but Lance's Smoke House Cheddar crackers. They are divine. Maybe not high on the nutrition scale, but hey, we could do worse!

The only problem...

Unlike all other variety of Lance crackers (Cream Cheese & Chives, Peanut Butter & Honey, Grilled Cheese), Smoke House Cheddar is not available for purchase in mass quantity. The only way to get a taste of the smoke house deliciousness is to buy the variety pack with only two packs of Smoke House Cheddars per box? Two!? That's stingy Lance! But it get's worse...

Now, they aren't even selling the variety packs that include the Smoke House Cheddar! And not at just one store. All the stores! Why, Lance, Why!?!?!?

I know I am not the only person who is concerned about this. I spoke with my dad's wife about the matter and she is none too happy with Lance for witholding her smoky cheddar. Maybe I should write a letter to Lance. Maybe he'd send me a lifetime supply of Smokehouse yumminess!

Are there any other Lance fans out there?? If not, what are your fav snackies?? I might have to start shopping around for something new to whet my appetite.

Update: Mason was reading this post over my shoulder and thinks that Lance has a conspiracy to short change his customers who are die-hard Smokehouse Cheddar fans by forcing them to buy the "janky" variety pack every time they want some SHC. Thus, increasing sales and profits. This better not be true Lance. Mason might just pull a Steve Martin (a la Father of the Bride) and start pulling out the SHC's and making his own "variety pack". ;)

This post is so random it doesn't have a title

Hi friends. I've been trying to think up a fun blog post for the past couple of days. I got nothing. So I'll just ramble and see where that takes me....

*Mason and I have not been to the grocery store or gym in weeks. We are officially hermits. Everyday we plan out our evenings to include a trip to the g-store and some much needed time working it at the gym. Instead, every night we end up scraping together a meal out of random bits and pieces from the fridge and decide to park it in front of the tv instead of venturing the .25 miles to our gym. At least we aren't eating much though right...? Does that make up for our lack of working out? I think so.

*Yesterday I subbed for some of the brattiest middle schoolers ever! I had to move several students to other desks, I sent one kid to the office and two girls walked out of my classroom even when I told them not to! They rolled their eyes at me and kept walking! The nerve! Don't worry ladies, I got your names and reported you! Ha! I'm all for installing hidden cameras in classrooms so that the parents have proof of what little mosters their kids can be!

*Today I subbed for the sweetest middle schoolers ever who told me how pretty I was and that I was the best sub ever! Awww! ;) Makes it all worth it...

*The weirdest thing has happened since I started being a sub. I no longer bite my nails. Weird. You'd think I'd be biting them harder, but nope. What's up with that??

*I'm already almost broke. I don't get my first substantial sub paycheck until the END of NEXT month. I popped into Target the other night to buy one small thing and nearly cried looking at all of the cute things that I can no longer afford. Tear.

*The best thing about subbing at different schools all week long is that I can repeat outfits all the time and no one is the wiser! :)

*All of these bullet points are about subbing... Ugh, I have nothing else to talk about these days...

*I'm ready for some warm weather so that I can start sporting my cute new flips that Mason's mom gifted to me! (We got matching ones! :) Likey?

*I'm super excited to rent season 5 of Weeds. Mason and I don't have Showtime so we have to catch up once the seasons are over and are available at Blockbuster! Can't wait! :)

Umm, yeah...that's all she wrote. Hope that wasn't a total snooze fest for you all. I'll try and whip up a more cohesive post for next time. Until then.... ;)

"Mean mugging"

Let's start our week off with a little vocabulary lesson shall we. Last week as I was subbing at one of the middle schools, I had a little problem child who kept acting up, so I made him move to an empty desk right up front by yours truly (the best seat in the house ;). Well he continued to get off task and talk to others around him (they were supposed to be taking a test, so I wasn't being THAT mean of a teacher). Anyway, so as I called his name out to correct his behavior yet again, he replies, "Miss, tell them people in the back row to stop mean mugging me."

Definition according to Urban Dictionary:

"Mean mugging" (verb): When someone gives you a dirty look, scowl or stare

(Ex) Everytime I see that b**** she is always mean mugging me.

Guess I do learn something new everyday. Well this story isn't quite over yet my friends. As Mason and I were leaving dinner on Friday night and crossing the street to our car, a woman driving by turned her head and stared me down. The following conversation ensues:

Me: Umm, what is she staring at me for.
Mason: What? Was she mean mugging you?
Me: OMG! How do you know what that means!?!
Mason: I grew up in the "Dirty Berg" baby!

Wow. Glad to know my boyfriend is street smart/gangster. ;)

Also, today in a high school class I was teaching, a girl student goes, "How do you spell Florida?". To which another student replied, "Like the rapper Flo Rida."

Umm, hello children! I believe Flo Rida spells his name like Florida and not the other way around. This is not a "which came first the chicken or the egg" scenario. Geez, kids these days...

Hope for Haiti

I'm sitting at home tonight watching the "Hope for Haiti" telethon that is airing on nearly every major channel. I'm glad our country and many others are able to come together in times such as these to contribute to the greater good of mankind. I also wanted to extend a special prayer to all those who perished, those who are injured and have not yet received aid and all of the families who have been affected by this devastating disaster.

My mom's goddaughter, Holly, (who is also my godmother's daughter) has traveled to Haiti twice in the past 2 years to volunteer at an orphange in Haiti called "God's Littlest Angels". Each time she was able to stay for several weeks at a time to provide extra love and care to all of the sweet babies of Haiti who have no families to shower them with the attetion that they so desperately seek.

After hearing of the tragic events in Haiti and having just graduated college, Holly decided that it was God's will for her to travel back to Haiti to once again help out in the orphanage, but this time in much more dire circumstances. Holly arrived in Haiti on Tuesday and plans to stay until April.Please pray for Holly that she remains safe during her time in Haiti as she so selflessly serves God by helping those who are most in need.

T is for Tuesday.... and Teen Mom!

Ok, I have a confession to make. I have a small obsession. Ok...a MAJOR obsession! With..... MTV's reality series "Teen Mom"! I'm not quite sure why this show is so fascinating to me, but every Tuesday evening Mason and I are glued to the tube watching the lives of four teenage couples who accidentally got knocked up while still in high school. Yes, Mason watches this show with me! He was hesistant at first, but has grown to love it just as I have! It really has become my absolute fav show on tv right now though. Maybe even more so than *gasp* Gossip Girl! I know, what is wrong with me? Guess I just love me some good baby mama drama! A lot of the time I just feel sorry for these girls who have had to put their lives on hold to take care of their unplanned bundles of joy and who also have loser boyfriends who can't even manage to change a diaper.

Occasionally, though, there are heartwarming moments that make it such a cute show, like Tyler & Catelynn's (pictured above) sweet love for each other even after painfully having to give their daughter up for adoption! Anyway, if you haven't watched this show you are missing out... but guess what!?! On Febuary 16, "16 and Pregnant" (my second favorite show) comes back to MTV with 10 new shows and 10 new knocked up mommies!!! Woohoo! Mason and I were cheering tonight when we found out the joyous news! ;) We really need to get a life...or a baby... ha...Only kidding, duh! :)

Sci Fi Weekend with my Guy! ;)

So far my weekend has been just what I needed it to be... relaxing, productive and stress-free! And it's not even over yet! Thanks MLK! ;) Mason and I didn't venture out of the apt very much this weekend, which was just fine by me. Occasionally, I enjoy being a hermit on the weekends. It makes them feel as though they last longer when we are not constantly on the go. We did find a few ways to entertain occupy our time, however.

Friday night after our sushi date, we decided to just rent a movie since it was a yucky, rainy evening. We decided on District 9. Have you all seen this? I totally thought it would be a cool end of the world/"Independence Day" type of flick.

Ummm no. It was more like Mars Attacks meets Dawn of the Dead. We couldn't tell if it was supposed to be an action movie, sci-fi, comedy or spoof. Lots of blood and guts and a pretty awful plot, IMHO. Please do not waste your $1 Redbox rental fee on this one.

Saturday afternoon, we went on another "adventure", this time involving humans and not aliens. We decided to check out the Bodies Exhibit that has come to Dallas. The exhibit consists of human specimens that have been preserved and put on display so that you can gain a better understanding of the internal structure of your body, as well as to understand how it functions.

It was pretty cool. I'm not big on blood and stuff like that really, so I felt a little woozy a couple of times, but it really was very interesting. My favorite part was getting to see actual embryo specimens at all of the different stages of fetal development. Also, fun fact: Did you know that every drop of blood in your body pumps through your heart once every minute. That seems so crazy! Anyway, this exhibit was pretty cool, and I would recommend checking it out if you do not have anything better to do on a Saturday afternoon! ;)

Sounds like a pretty sci-fi kinda weekend huh? Don't worry, I got my hair highlighted, read an US Weekly magazine and did a little shopping too to keep things balanced! ;) Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend!